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ETR 450 (''ElettroTrenoRapido 450'') was the first series Italian tilting train (also called Pendolino).
ETR 450 (''ElettroTrenoRapido 450'') was the first series Italian tilting train (also called Pendolino).
History
The Pendolino project was started in the 1970s byFIAT Ferroviaria
Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A., former Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A., is the Italian division of Alstom. Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A. was the rail division of automobile manufacturer Fiat. It was founded in 1880 as Società Nazionale Officine di Savigliano.
. Development included a number of prototypes, the last of which was the ETR 401. This prototype was followed by the ETR 450 series units. The first train entered service on between Rome and Milan in 1988.
Every train is made up of 9 units. The trains can reach a maximum speed of , service top speed was . The ETR 450 were in use on the Rome-Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
, Rome- Ancona- Rimini and Genoa- Florence - Rome lines. It was relegated to lower services with the introduction of the next generation of Pendolino trains ( ETR 460, ETR 480) and non-tilting high-speed trains (ETR 500
ETR 500 ('' Elettro Treno Rapido 500'') is a family of Italian high-speed trains built by AnsaldoBreda and introduced in 1993.
Designed under the aegis of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), it is now operated by Trenitalia on RFI tracks.
History
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In 2004, the tilting mechanism was deactivated, due to the end of production of gyroscopic tilting controls (built by British Aerospace) and as a precaution, and top speed was reduced to .
From 2015, all trains are out of service.
Characteristics
*Construction years: 1987 - 1992 *Max. speed (in service): *Max. tilting angle: 8° *Total number of seats: 390 (220 II + 170 I)See also
* ElettroTreno * Eurostar Italia * New Pendolino * Pendolino * Rete Ferroviaria Italiana * Trenitalia * Treno Alta Velocità * List of high speed trainsExternal links
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